54 Chapter 54: More Subordinates
Farmhouse
Inside his bedroom, Rezen can be seen. He was sitting on top of his bed as he cultivated
In front of him were two mystic gems of the same element. They are black in color but also contain small and subtle yet colorful specks of lights
Both mystic gems are already at the 1st fusion rank, courtesy of Rezen’s effort for an entire night
These mystic gems were newly acquired types of gems yet Rezen is already fusing them to become 2nd fusion grade gems
This was all thanks to his resources!
Rezen waved his hand excitedly and the two mystic gems approached each other
As for what type of gems these two are, they are spatial-type!
Spatial mages are one of the rarest types of mages in the world!
Most people can condense ungraded mystic gems of the common elements without even studying them. However, spatial mystic gems are different. Even just the ungraded gem already required great comprehension of space!
One of the mysterious bananas that Rezen obtained gave him the comprehension of space albeit it was only up to the 2nd fusion rank
Still, this was already a good thing though spatial mages at the lower ranks were weaker compared to others
This was all because space-type spells have high requirements and there is almost nothing that low-level spatial mages could do
But one of the mysterious peaches that Rezen ate also gave him a space-type spell and it was quite useful
The two 1st fusion grade gems touched each other and they instantly fused together
The resulting gem instantly resonates with the natural laws but compared to the two mystic gems before, this resonance was extremely unstable
The gem shook violently as if it would explode any moment from now. If that happens, not only would Rezen lose his mystic gems, but he would also receive a backlash
However, with his comprehension of space, there is no way he would not succeed
Rezen waved his hand and a magic circle with the same colors as the spatial gem formed
His eyes turn black in color along with the colorful dots of light as if his eyes hold an entire galaxy
The magic circle stabilizes the mystic gem and in just a few minutes, the fusion was successful
After the success, Rezen heaved a sigh of relief before he grabbed a glass from his side. This glass contains some sort of green liquid that looks like a juice
That green liquid is precisely the condensed essence of vismian grass that he needed to recover his mana
Indeed, the Spirit Plants Essence Condenser is a blender through and through!
It turned the vismian grasses into this smoothie!
Rezen drank the glass’s content before he slapped his forehead. “I should have just used one recovery pill! The vismian grass can be sold for mana stones!” He scolded himself
After learning the required mana stones to upgrade his farm, Rezen has become a bit cheaper
He can only sigh at the wasted ‘mana stones’ before he continue cultivating
He has a lot of mystic gems that he hasn’t condensed yet and he wants to finish them as soon as possible!
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In the end, it took until the next nightfall (mainly because he also has to plant tens of thousands of rainbow clementines and waited before harvesting them) when Rezen finished condensing most of the mystic gems that he know at least one spell of
The rainbow clementines almost used up all the mana stones that Rezen has since the seeds he has are not enough and he was back to being poor!
When he was done, Rezen stretched his arms and legs as he finally came out of his room
Outside his room was Zero. Throughout the entire week, Zero’s power didn’t increase that much and he just consolidated his strength
Pills or spirit plants of Quality 4 costs tens of thousands and Rezen decided to wait until he upgraded his farm to help Zero’s physique improve
Spirit plants that improve the physique are rare and even more so for the pills since the path of Tattoo Warriors has already become obsolete
As such, the price can even increase to almost or at a hundred thousand!
Rezen only had a million mana stones prior to killing the Wolf King, how can he possibly indulge in Zero when he still has many things that needed money?
“Master, should I reheat the food now?” Zero asks as soon as Rezen went out of his bedroom
“We can do that later. For now, let’s go bring your brothers and sisters… or well, siblings!”
Of the 4 million mana stones that Rezen earned from the Wolf King, 2 million were used to ‘recharge’, and another million were used to buy ten Life Seeds!
These Life Seeds have a maturity time of around a whole day and by now, they should be ready to be harvested
Since these Artificial Humans wouldn’t have any genitals, it feels wrong to call them brothers and sisters, the term siblings would be better
Even Zero was only addressed by Rezen as a man so as to not give away their identities
Zero 1.0 said that their master invented the Life Seeds and you can’t get it anywhere else. Wouldn’t Rezen be inviting disasters if Zero’s identity was found out?
With that, the two went out of the farmhouse to ‘harvest’ the Artificial Humans
On Rezen’s farm, ten thick stems with large flowers on top can be seen. In the middle of these flowers were sacs and each sac contained one curled-up artificial human inside surrounded by a hazy light
Rezen can only completely see their features when he breaks their sacs
As such, Rezen touched the sacs of the Artificial Humans one by one and soon, ten naked people stood in front of him
Fortunately, these people don’t have any gender and there was nothing in between their legs. If not, whether they be a man or a woman, Rezen’s nose might still bleed
‘Hmm? Doesn’t that make me sound bisexual?’ Rezen thought before shaking his head and throwing those thoughts away
The artificial humans kneeled in front of Rezen and called him their master, the same thing that Zero did in the past
“Alright, alright, stand up guys. No need for this courtesy!” Rezen said as he guided all ten of them inside their new home
He gave them one set of clothes each which used up a large chunk of clothes in Rezen’s closet
After all, he came from a normal middle-class family, he doesn’t have a ridiculously large number of clothes
However, since all of his clothes were for males, although the artificial humans have androgynous features, the clothes they wore still gave them a more masculine look
“This wouldn’t do… if I only let them wear male clothes then wouldn’t all my subordinates be men? People might think I’m being sexist when in reality, I am a believer in true gender equality! Also… wouldn’t people think that I have a harem of beautiful boys?”
Rezen resolved himself into buying female clothes. Seems like he has to make a trip to the city
“Alright guys, I’ll ask a question. Do all of you have the inherited memories?” Rezen asks and all ten of them nodded their heads much to his delight
This means that Zero wouldn’t die from the exhaustion of engraving them with tattoos!
“Good, good, for now, just engrave your tattoos and become Tattoo Warriors first!” Rezen ordered since these humans are almost no different from ordinary people without their tattoos
This was similar to a human with a powerful soul and extensive comprehension but lacks a mystic gem
The Artificial Humans all stripped off their newly worn clothes without a sense of shame and they all sat on the floor, reminding Rezen of another problem
His house is too small! Even with just an additional ten people, the small house was already cramped!
“Should I build a dormitory for them? Hmm, that sounds good but in the meantime, I think I at least have to buy them pillows, mattresses, and blankets”
For now, Rezen can only have his subordinates sleep in the living room. Zero was also sleeping there but he has the couch but since ten more couches wouldn’t fit in the living room, mattresses would do for now
“Zero, come with me. We will make a trip to the City!” Rezen said. Fortunately, despite cultivating for a long time, thanks to the recovery pills, he doesn’t feel physically tired
Rezen and Zero just got out of the farmhouse then when their senses suddenly picked up the movement of mana
Their senses tingled as they felt the approach of danger
Zero, as Rezen’s subordinate, puts his master’s life as the priority and he moved
Several balls of fire were thrown toward them and Zero effortlessly punched them away as tattoos spread all over his body that resonates with the natural laws
The spells used against them were just at the 2nd fusion rank, not something that can harm Zero
“Who’s there?!” Rezen shouted angrily. What the fuck is wrong with the mage or mages that cast that spell?
As far as Rezen is concerned, he had never offended anyone!